Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23633, Caleb Fish, New York

SERVICE
New York
Fish, baleb
NUMBER
S-23633
CONTENTS

New York N o 24,980
Caleb Fish
of Saratoga Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the _____ command
by Captain _____ of the Regt. command
by Col. Cortland in the N. York Troops
time for 6 months & 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 21 Dollars 32 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of March 1834 and sent to W. L. F. Warren, Saratoga Springs N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 63.96 Semest. allowance ending Sept. " 10.66 $ 74.62
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1835
Recorded by D. Brown Book E, Vol. 4 Page 101
Heath not in A. B

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September 30, 1933
Mr. M. E. Tracy 555 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California
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Dear Sir:
The data given below were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 23633, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Caleb Fish.
Caleb Fish was born in the year 1752 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, Caleb Fish served with the New York troops, as follows--from April, 1778, one month and a half in Captain Hugh Ray's company, Colonel Van Cortland's regiment; from August, 1778, five months in Captain William Stewart's company, Colonel Graham's regiment; from the January following, six weeks in Captain Finch's company; and about two months in Captains Humphrey's and Husted's companies. have not found
Caleb Fish moved from Nine Partners to Catskill, then to Saratoga, then to Westport, Essex County, New York, where he lived for twenty years, and moved to Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York. He was allowed pension on his application executed, December 31, 1833, while a res. of near Greenfield.
Pardon Fish, brother of the soldier, Caleb Fish, in 1833 was living in Springville, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-three years.
Abner Fish in 1833 was living in Westport, New York, his relationship to the soldier is not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

State of New York
Saratoga Co: Pardon Fish of Springfield in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Caleb Fish the applicant named in the papers hereto annexed - That deponent is the Brother of said Caleb I know him in the revolutionary War still knows him. That the said Caleb enlisted as a private in the Company of Captain Stewart, Col. Mahon's regiment in the year 1776. For Five months, And that he served in the revolutionary War during the said five months, Except some days previous he came home sick for a time - deponent should think about Twenty Days. At the time he enlisted deponent said Caleb lived at Nine Partners in Dutchess County. Deponent says that said Caleb was in the regular service after that But deponent does not know the particular as he was also a soldier in another quarter after service - Deponent says he is Eighty three years of age His Brother Caleb is Two Years Younger.
Pardon Fish
Sworn this 31st Oct. 1833
before me. Thos. M'Gowan Justice of the Peace.

State of New York
Saratoga County
§ I, Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga do Certify that Thomas J. Marvin before whom the within Affidavit pur- port, to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit and to the sub- joined Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand and seal of office the thirty first day of December 1833 - A Goodrich Clerk

State of New York
Saratoga ss. On this 23 rd Day of December 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of Saratoga County now sitting Caleb Fish a resident of the Town of Greenfield in said County aged eighty one Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the following named officers & served as herein stated
On being asked Where & in what Year was you born? he says he was born in Tiverton in Rhode Island in 1752
On being asked Where did that year occur, you have the record of your age & of 80 when it is? he says it is in the Town of Dartmouth in the State of Rhode Island in his Grandfathers Bible.
On being asked where was you living when called into service Where have you lived since the revolutionary war & Where do you now live? he says When called into service he lived at Nine Partners in Dutchess County in State of New York & moved from thence to Catskill & from thence to Saratoga from thence to Westport in Essex County where he lived Twenty Years. From thence to Greenfield in Saratoga County where he has lived about one Year & still lives.
On being asked How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute & of a substitute for whom? he says That in April 1776 he volunteered at Nine Partners assigned for a month & a half under Capt. Hugh Ray in Colonel Coortlands Regiment of Militia & moved to Red Hook & then went down the Hudson river to New York & from thence to Horns Hook point or Hurl Gate & was employed there the whole six weeks in building a fort. at the end of that time

1. 12 was discharged & returned home. In August 1776 at Mine Parts again he enlisted for five months in Capt. Wm Stewarts company in Col. Grahams Regiment of Militia, Lieut. Scatton was lieutenant of the company & General Clinton a continental officer was then stationed near the regiment at the time of enlistment he was then a Colonel Stewart at Red Hook But I forget whether he was a continental officer or not. We marched from Mine Parts to Kings = bridge & remained there near there the whole five months excepting when on a scout to Morris = iana & Harlem Creek & at Rye. During this service 5- was the Battle of White Plains. Deponent was sick with camp distemper at the time of the battle & General Clinton gave him a furlough to go home it was written by himself but is now burnt in deponents house which was burnt some years since with nearly all his other effects. Deponent went home on the furlough and staid about Twenty Days in which time his five months expired. In January following he enlisted again for six weeks at Mine Parts under Capt. Finch & marched with him without any other officer to Albany. Deponent was engaged this six weeks in Tanning & then went home. Deponent says he served at two other times about two two months or more part of the time under Capt. Humphrey Spanter under Capt. Husted - at Fishkill, where we were sometimes on guard sometimes engaged in chopping wood & now & then on scouts.
On being asked to state the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops which he served, such continental & militia regiments as he can recollect the general commanders of his service

he says the foregoing contains his own words That there were other officers not named but his memory fails him He does not recollect names.
He says he never received a Written Discharge That he is known to Joseph S Street & George Mosher in his neighborhood who can testify as to his char- acter for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier after revolution. That there is no clergy man to whom he is known whom he can procure to certify as to his character.
That he has no documentary Evidence I know no person except those whose affidavits are annexed whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services
Deponent says he served one month & a half under Capt Ray as above mentioned - Four Months under Capt. Stewart - one month & a half under Capt Finch. & at least two months under Capt. Husted & Capt. Humphrey as above stated. In the whole ten Months for which he claims a pension as a private Soldier.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present & he claims his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn & subscribed this Day before me in open Court. A Woodruff Clerk
Caleb Fish
We Joseph S Street residing in Newfield in Saratoga County & George Mosher of the same place do certify that we are well acquainted with Caleb Fish who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be

Eighty one Years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion & the further belief his statement is entitled to credit.
Joseph S. Stratton
George Mosher
Sworn & subscribed this day then affirmed in open court. A Goodrich Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named application can't was a Revolutionary Soldier & said as he states & the court further certify that it appears to them that the above named Joseph S. Stratton & George Mosher are residents of Mansfield in said County of Saratoga & are credible persons & their statement entitled to credit. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Pardon Fish & Abner Fish who have sworn to the affidavit hereto annexed are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Caleb Fish for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirty first day of December 1833 — A Goodrich Clerk

Resolution
23633. INVALID.
File No. 23688
Caleb Fish
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 92 o
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 24, 1905. History to W. S. Burroughs. Johnston's letter of inquiry filed in Reg. Timothy Doper.
1905. Oct. 27. W. S. Burroughs - Ref. Rev. not given. Referred to Auditor for list of last payment. M.A.H.
1929 Jan. 29 - Hist. & Writings Florence Sweet See letter in Ebenezer Burroughs W. 1905
1935 Oct. Sept. 30. Hist. & Writings M.E. Tracy See her letter in Ephraim Fish S. 3357 ams.
1927 Oct. 18. Hist. to W. S. Sweet

Caleb Fish born in Rhode Island aged 81 years entered at Smith Partners Duchesne Co. State of New York open court
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   Date  Position  Y  M  D  Rank  Company      April 1876  Wob   1  15  private  Capt Ray Courtland    August 11  enlisted   5   "  Capt Stewart Graham    January after  " Teamster  1   15  "  Capt Finch     he served at two other times about 2 months and a half or more part of the time under Capt Humphreys and part under Capt Husted when he was sometimes employed chopping wood his memory has failed and he can't remember more distinctly no clergyman near. 3 living witnesses prove his service, generally and specifically. 2 citizens papers authenticated

611 612
John Lewis Cap- Secretary of War Washington City
28 Jan 1834 Pension Office
New Bedford Mass
Pension Off

Solomon Hartwell
They are all yours & certify
please enclose
the same to the subscribers at this place
Respectfully Your obed Servt
Mr S.F. Warren at Saratoga Springs

State of New York
Saratoga Co. Abner Fish of the Town of West Port in the County of Essex in said State being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Caleb Fish the applicant named in the papers hereto annexed. That he knew the said Caleb in the Revolutionary War that he has known him ever since. That the said Caleb served five months during the revolutionary war in Captain Stewart's company of Infantry in Colonel Graham's Regiment. The Captain was a Militia Officer & the said Colonel was a Continental Officer of the New York Line. The said Caleb also served six weeks in Captain Finch's Company a Militia Officer. He also served some time in Capt. Hugh Ray's Company in the City of New York & its vicinity. But the length of time deponent cannot tell. The said Caleb also served another term in Fishkill, deponent don't know how long & the said Caleb is now about Seventy Six years of age. The five months service was in the year 1776 - Deponent was a Soldier in Capt. Finch's Company at the time the said Caleb served six weeks & served with him at the City of Albany.
Sworn this 27 th day of September 1833 before me. Eli Holbrook Justice
Abner Fish

State of New York
Saratoga County ss: I Alphens Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga, do certify that Eli Halbrook before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn to was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature —
Witness my hand and seal of Office the thirty first day of December 1833 — A Goodrich Clerk

Caleb Fish
Pension Paper
29. 62
Admission
Porwate 6 mo & 12 days
1. 32 21. 32
Sum paid in equal
W. L. F. Warren Esq. Saratoga Springs New York

Saratoga p: Joseph S Street knowing only Groom says that he is acquainted with Caleb Fish Abner Fish & Pardon Fish named in the annexed papers & also with Elisha Davis. That they are all men of truth & their statement entitled to credit.
Groom Dec. 27 th 1833
leque me.
Eli Holbrook Justice
Joseph S Street
I certify that I am acquainted with Joseph Street above named & that he is a man of truth & his statement is entitled to credit.
Dec 27. 1833,
Eli Holbrook Justice
State of New York
Saratoga County ss: I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga DO Certify that Eli Holbrook before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & surely believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit due to the adjoining certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office the thirty first day of December
1833
Al Goodrich Clerk

1 1 Saratoga Sp. Elisha Davis of Saratoga Springs in Saratoga County being duly sworn says that he is eighty years of age That he knows Caleb Fish named in the annexed Papers I knew him in the revolutionary War - I departed from said Caleb enlisted together in the same com- -pany commanded by Capt. Stewart Colonel Graham Regiment in the summer of 1776 & they served together in that company for the term of five months being the time of enlist- =ment. The said Caleb had during the term the camp distemper & was absent about twenty days - The Battle of White Plains was fought during this service -
Sworn this 27 th Dec. 1833 before me. The said Elisha being blind made his mark to this deposition. Eli Holbrook Justice
His Elisha X Davis Mark
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Elisha Davis. That he is a man of truth & veracity & his statement is entitled to credit. Dec. 27. 1833
Eli Holbrook Justice

State of New York Saratoga County } p:
I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Eli Holbrook before whom the within Affidavit pur- ports to have been sworn was on the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Af- fidavit & the subjoined Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand and seal of Office the thirty first day of December 1833 - A Goodrich Clerk

J. 23,633 Caleb Fish
Dec 31, 1833 Greenfield
Saratoga Co., NY. b-
Tiverton, R. I. 1752,
Wine Partners, Dutchess Co
NY at and -
Vol. Wine Partners
Apr 76 P. Capt Hugh Ray
Col Van Cortland
1 1/2 m
Aug 76 Capt Wm Stewart
Col Graham
5m
Jan 77 Hamster
Capt Finch
1 1/2 mo.
Capt Humphrey
" Husted
2 mo.
bro. Pardon Fish testifies
— Abner " "
errand talker Bible.

Johnstown 10/20/05
Commissioner
Dr Sir
My Wife has had her papers sent back to be verified from the D.A.R s at Washington stating that she did not give the date and place of death of Coates Fish, where ever his last pension was paid would tell also please give his (Coates Fish) Wife's first name, as the papers from Eleanor W. Garrison Registrar General N.E.D.A.R. wants them my Wife's family H.Carl was born at the time her home was burned, now if you will help her you will confer a favor upon me now that she wants to know the date & place of death of her Coates Fish.

and his wife first name Please send to this at your Earliest convenience and oblige
Yours Very Truly W. S. Bragdon 102 Glebe St Johnstown N.Y.

Utica N.Y. Sept. 28. 1907
Department of The Interior.
Dear Sir, Will you kindly mail copies of the following Rev. War. soldiers, pension papers. 1st Caleb Fish , of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. aged 84 yrs. in 184 he lived with D. Coobal,
2d Nathaniel Root of Coonty. Conn., aged 84. in 1840.
3d John Palmer of Hoosick, Rensselaer Co N.Y. aged 82. in 1840
4 Samuel Lasher of Hartford Washington Co. N.Y. aged 78. in 1848
5th Samuel Elisha Williams of Wethersfield Conn aged - he made his home with Stephen Francis, in 1840.
Addres M. F. Swift 19. Colinton Place
Utica
N.Y.
Thanks—

Inv. No. 23,633, Caleb Fish, Rev. War.
Oct. 28, 1905.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated October 20, 1905, and received in this Bureau October 23, 1905, you are advised that the papers in the above-noted pension claim fail to give the name of the soldier's wife, or date and place of soldier's death.
For date of last payment of pension apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing following data: Certificate No. 24,980, issued March 27, 1834, Act June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. S. Bragdon, 102 Glebe St., Johnstown, N. Y.

Rev. ser. 1512 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 29, 1929
Mrs. Florence Sweet 24 Centre Street St Johnsville, New York.
Madam:
U advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23633, it appears that Caleb Fish was born in 1752 at Tiverton, Rhode Island.
While residing at Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, he enlisted and served as a private with the New York Troops as follows:
From April, 1776, one month and a half in Captain Hugh Ray's Company, Colonel Van Cortlandt's Regiment; from August, 1776, five months in Captain William Stewart's Company, Colonel Graham's Regiment; from January, 1777, six weeks under Captain Finch in team service. He also stated that he served under Captains Humphrey and Husted about two months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1833, at which time he was living in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

October 18, 1937
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M. F. Sweet 19 Clinton Place Utica, New York
aw Caleb Fish, S.23633 BA-J/MCS
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Caleb Fish, Nathaniel Root, John Palmer, Samuel Taylor and Elisha Williams.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of this war. The record of Caleb Fish is furnished herein.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.23633, based upon the military service of Caleb Fish.
He was born in 1752 in Tiverton, Rhode Island. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York, Caleb Fish served as private with the New York troops as follows: From April, 1776, one month and a half in Captain Hugh Ray's company in Colonel Van Cortland's regiment; from August, 1776, five months in Captain William Stewart's company in Colonel Graham's regiment; from the following January, six weeks in Captain Finch's company; two months in Captains Humphrey's and Hasted's companies, time not given.
Caleb Fish moved from Nine Partners to Catskill, then to Saratoga, then to Westport, Essex County, New York, where he lived for twenty years, and from there he moved to Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1833, at which time he was living in Greenfield, New York.

Pardon Fish, brother of Caleb Fish, was living in Springville, Pennsylvania, in 1833 at which time he was eighty-three years of age. In 1833 one Abner Fish was living in Westport, New York, but his relationship to the soldier was not given. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of Caleb Fish.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator